Fluid-supply fitting.



No. 816,559. 1 PATENTBD APR. s, 1906.

- P. GONNGLLY. FLUID SUPPLYPITTING.

APPLICATION FILED DBC.1B,1902. EHEWBD SEPT. 2, 1905.

UNTTED sTATns PATENT OFFICE. 'l

FLUID-SUPPLY FITTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 3, 1906.

Application filed December 18, 1902. Renewed September 2, 1905. Serial No. 276,882,

T0 a/ZZ whom, it nul/y concern:

Beit known that I, PATRICK CoNNoLLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fluid Supply Fittings, ful y described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The objectof this invention is to provide an improved fitting for forming hot and cold water connections for laundry-tubs.

A full understanding of the invention can best be given by a detailed description of a preferred construction embodying the invention, and such a description Will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing such preferred construction.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 1 of Fig. 2 and showing the fitting attached to a compartment-tub. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on line 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 10 represents a casing formed of two branches forming chambers 2 and 3, adapted to extend one on either side of the partition of a compartment-V tub and connected by a rear chamber 4. The rear wall of the chamber 4 is formed with inlet-openings 11 and 12, adapted. to be connected in any suitable manner with hot and cold water supply pipes 13 and 14. The side chambers and the rear chamber are divided into upper and lower compartments 15 and 16 by means of a partition 17, extending from a point in the rear wall of the chamber 4 between the inlet-openings. The outer walls of the chambers 2 and 3 are formed with outlet-openings 19 and 20 from the compartments 15 and 16, respectively, these outletopenings being adapted to receive cocks 26.

The partition 17 is preferably of such a form, for example, as shown, as to permit the outlet-openings 19 and 20 to be placed hori- Zontally in line parallel with the top of the casing, the casing being preferably of rectangular form and intended to be placed on the tub-partition with its top extending in the line of the top of the tub-partition.

The two branches of the casing are preferably connected by a top plate 5, adapted to rest on the top of the tub-partition, and the casing is conveniently secured in position by means of screws passing through the plate 5. The rear end of the casing is preferably of such form as to permit the rear wall thereof when the casing is in position to lie substantially in the plane of the rear wall of the tub, as shown; but of course this is not necessary.

In my application Serial No. 135,789, filed December 18, 1902, I have claimed features of the construction shown herein independently ofthe feature of forming the casing with parallel branches adapted to extend on either side of a tub-partition wall.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A fitting for forming connections, as for hot and cold water, formed of a casing having parallel branches and having partitions forming in each branch two compartments, end connecting-passages between the corresponding compartments of the branches, inlet-openings to said end connecting-passages, and outlet-openings from each compartment in the outer wall of each branch, substantially as described.

2. A fitting for forming connections, as for hot and cold water, formed of a casing having parallel branches 2 and 3, and a connecting-plate 5, and having partitions forming in each branch two compartments, end connecting-passages between the corresponding compartments of the branches, inlet-openings to said end connecting-passages, and outletopenings from each compartment in the outer wall of each branch, substantially as described.

3. A fitting for forming connections, as for hot and cold water, formed of a casinghaving parallel branches and having partitions forming in each branch two compartments, end connecting-passages between the corresponding compartments of the branches, inlet-openings to said end connecting-passages, and outlet-openings from each compartment in the outer wall of each branch, said partitions being formed to permit the outlet-openings to be placed substantially parallel with the top of the casing, substantially as described.

4. A fitting for forming connections, as for hot and cold water, formed of a substantially rectangular casing having parallel IOO branches and a. rear connecting portion, inletopenmgs 1n the rear Wall of the rear connect In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tWo subscribing 1o ing portion, partitions extending from be- Witnesses.

tween the inlet-openings of the rear connecting portion through said branches, and outlet-openings in the outer Wall of each branch on either side of said partitions, substantially as described.,

PATRICK CON N OLLY.

Witnesses:

A. L. KENT, W. H. KENNEDY. 

